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"The heart of a fool is in his mouth, but the mouth of a wise man is in his heart."

And more is scheduled to come down today!

This is Chris Lundy of the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center with your Backcountry Avalanche Advisory and Weather Forecast for Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 7:30 am.

Yesterday (Friday morning) Trent was in to the Ophir checkpoint at 5:45 AM when we updated. He took a 6 hour rest in Ophir and was back on the trail at noon for the 75 mile...

Player Registration for Sawtooth United's 2010 Spring Developmental /Recreational Soccer Program is underway and will continue through March 19th.  The program is for boys and girls of all soccer ability levels,  ages 5-10 yrs. old. (Must be 5 yrs. old by Dec. 31 2009)  ...

Join the Sawtooth Botanical Garden and Maryann Chubb Thursday, March 18th @ 5:15pm for an informative talk, Behind the Prayer Wheel. Munch on some apetizers and learn more about our community resource and the significance of Prayer Wheels. This lecture is free to the public ....

BOISE -- A state lawmaker's plan to make public education spending more transparent would require Idaho school districts and more than a dozen charter schools to upload their checkbooks online.

The House Education Committee voted Tuesday to introduce Rep. Phil Hart's bill.

The Athol Republican says his measure would require school districts with 300 or more students to detail spending in downloadable...

BOISE -- The Senate has a message for Idaho drivers' Put down the mobile device, quit texting and watch the road.

The chamber voted 29-5 on Wednesday to add texting-while-driving to activities banned under Idaho's inattentive driving statutes. It now goes to the House.

At least 19 other states have already made texting behind the wheel illegal, including 12 in 2009....

As a preface, I'd like to say, I'm a cyclist. I ride my bike everywhere, whether it be to Tablerock, in the Ridge to Rivers trail system, or just down to the state capitol to work on Unda' the Rotunda. I'm a big fan of people-powered transit.

In case you haven't heard, the Idaho Legislature is looking to update the state's laws in regards to cyclists, with a package of bills by Sen. Elliot Werk. Unda' the Rotunda wrote about the package this week.

BOISE -- The number of Idahoans who lost their jobs in February is up -- nearly breaking records. 

But the Idaho Department of Labor says despite that somber news there is a silver lining.

Bigger cities like Boise saw big losses and small towns are doing better.

Regardless, more...

Gov. C. L. "Butch" Otter filed to run for a second term today, after months of evasiveness about his plans.

Otter told an Idaho Press Club breakfast a few weeks ago that...

Lindsey Vonn became the first woman to win three straight overall titles since Petra Kronberger of Austria in 1990-92. More here.

Sun Valley native Kaitlyn Farrington did the unexpected and beat Torah Bright of Australia.

The Gnu girl from Sun Valley, Idaho might not have the competitive chops of...

Do you fly fish, bird or visit Silver Creek Preserve? Are you interested in assisting with conservation? The Nature Conservancy wants to hear from you!

Silver Creek has long...

Editor Note: The new SunValleyOnline has a Reviews section where we encourage the community to review local businesses. Suzanne Buchanan recently reviewed Sego located in Ketchum. You are welcome to not only read it but also add your own perspective to this and other reviews. Do you have a business you frequent that you have an opinion of? Don't be bashful. Share your perspective. Let's just keep it constructive if you have critiques.

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By John Pluntze

Fans of local singer-songwriter-guitarist-keyboardist Sheryll Mae Grace ( www.myspace.com/sheryllmaegrace ) -- who is one of the lead singers, along with Hailey resident Aaron Pugh ( www.myspace.com/aaronjamesmakesmusic ), of the newly-formed and increasingly-popular Wood River Valley band, FREEhand ( www.myspace.com/musicbyfreehand ) -- is currently a semi-finalist once again in an international, online-only contest involving tens of thousands of video entries from all over the world designed to...

Trent got in to McGrath just after midnight local Alaska time today,
11th. I had thought he might check through and mush on to Takotna...

Registration is underway for the Spring season of Girls on the Run.  The season will run from March 22 to May 22 and culminates on May 22 with the New Balance Girls on the Run 5k & Healthy Living Exop that is open to the whole community. ...

The Wood River Arts Alliance thanks everyone who made the 3rd annual Children's Arts Festival possible! 

Thank you to the CAF planning committee:  Claudia McCain,...